Michael Alphonsus 'Alf' Hayes (29 July 1900 – 22 July 1976)[3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[4]

Alf Hayes
Personal information
Full name Michael Alphonsus Hayes
Date of birth (1900-07-29)29 July 1900
Place of birth Sebastopol, Victoria
Date of death 22 July 1976(1976-07-22) (aged 75)
Place of death Hamilton, Victoria
Original team(s) South Ballarat[1][2]
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926 Fitzroy 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was the brother of John Hayes who played a single game with Fitzroy the following season.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 24, 872. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1926. p. 14.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 22209. Melbourne, Victoria. 10 June 1926.
  3. ^ For many years this player was incorrectly identified as Alphonsus or Phonse Hayes (1904–1951) – official AFL records were updated in April 2018
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  5. ^ "CLUB NOTES". The Age. No. 22, 514. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1927. p. 7.
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